Convertible inclosure for vehicles



Oct, 16, 1923.

- E. LOVER CONVERTIBLE INCLOSURE FOR VEHICLES Filed Nov. 12 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet l ill HNVENTOR gamma/ 21M by h as attorney E. LOVER CONVERTIBLE INGLOSURE FOR VEHICLES Fiied Nov. 12, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented 0e, 16, 1923.

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e ithet fil ed menial 12, 1919) strain; 33%,5431' To alle e/tom i p v I I I Be it known that LEDWARD Lovan, a citizenfof; the United @tates, residing atBufand, in the denty nErie and State of parts.

New York, have invented certain newand useful"Improvements in ,Convertible' Inclo} sures for. Vehicles and; I do hereby declare the follo'wing'to be y p description ofthe same, such as will enable othersskilled inthe art to which it apperf tains to "make" and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw ngs, and to figures of reference'marked, thereon,

' which form part ofthisspecification.

Like figures of reference refer to" like This inventionrelates to convertible 111-- clos'uresfor vehicles, particularly/to op er i having anadjustable spring that can: be adatin'g device s therefor] p I One of the objects of this invention isto provide an operatingdevice for position mg the swinging sash of a convertible 1n closure-of a vehicle, whereby thesash, is held forcibly closed by said device, which isalso adapted tolhold saiddevice forcibly open andup out ofthe way when it is desired to travelijwith an open top. 7

A further obj ect is to provide an operat ing device for positioning the said: sash,

weight of vthe sash.

justedin its action in accordance withthe Ano her object,- is to,provide ,an ineXpenQ sive durable "and neatly" constructed operatf ing device for a convertible, inclosure for the manual operat on of the same.

A furtherobjectis to provide illifltljUSl?;, ably positioned bracket lin connection with the sash ofla convertible lI'IClOSHI'Q, which is detachably fixed to the top frame, whereby the bracket maybe adjusted to position the windowsash in proper fitting relation to thei top frame andthe vehicle body. With these and, other objects, my inven; tion.;res ides; certain construction, which differs materially from the operating device ,ill11 stratd ancl ide scribed inmy co-I pending application: April 23,'1919, of

Serial N fim et 2Q fl58, inthat the operating spring shown in the said application is used under torsion, while the spring in this caseflisused under compression or; tension, Figure 1 1 is a front elevation: illustrating one" end of a pair of automobile sashes a full, clear, andexact Integral with the barrel 1? hing lin .tlie center, having iconnection with the ,top fran e and body, of, an, automobile, and showing the position of, my operating device thereon.

Figure ,2 is; elevation, partly section, showing the sash, and operating de vlceillustrated n Figure ,1.

Figure perspective View of the sash and framework llustrated in Figures 1 and 2, but here shown in perspective, to1illus Figure 6 is a diagrammatic view of a joint between the sash, showing parts of the operatingdevice connected therewitln in different positions, havinginarked thereon, forced diagrams, illustratingthe, manner in which; the parts function, to vhold the sash forc bly closed or forcibly opened, against .r l nsprincipal part of the operating device, here shown partly broken In the' figures, there is shown fragment -1 of the body of an automobile, having'a v e upp r ed e an two r ils, 2 a

ofithetop'fraine, a clamp 4 is'provided for adjustable attachment to the rail 3. This clampffl has set screws fiend 6, int-hreaded engagement with the respective jaws 7 and 8 and the clamp 4: which setscrews 5 and 6 engage the rail 3, forv vertical adjustment. To the body of the clamp 4, is pivoted an extension 9' of the sash 10. i The body of the clamp 1 has an upward extension 1L;

Hinged at 12 to the sashlO, is the lower sash 13, Journaled near-the hinge 12, is a flanged ,roller 14,, having the. flange-on the outside. Pivot'ed to the extensionll of the clamp 4, is the finger 15, which isintegral with the tubular member 16 of the operat: 1 s de i Theinember '16 is closed at-its top, through which passes the long bolt 19, which is engaged by thenut 20. Fixed to ,the 'nut 20, isfa spiral spring 21, which is anchored at 22 to the is the ear23,

v The member 16 is insliding engagement with the barrel 17,,whieh terminates in a handle 18.

barrel 17. i

to which is pivotally connected" an L-link 24-, the lower end of which is pivoted at 25 to the sash =13. i

Fixed to the rails 2 and 3 of the top frame, is the crossbar 26, near the center of which is firmly attached an elastichook;

device 27, having a rigid hook portion 28, preferably covered with leather. The hook device has a shank portion'-'29, composed of a closely woundnietal spring, the end of which is fixed at 30 to the cross-bar26. Spaced from the point 30,.is a band 31, also fixing the shank 29 to thecross bar 26. The action of the parts of the operating device is as follows: assuming. that 1 the sashes are in closed position, as shown in Figures 1 and wherein" the beveled part of the sash'13are in contact with the body part of the sash '10 is in 1,'and the upper I contact with the rail 2. It will be noticed that in thisposition, thehinge 12 is positioned outside the sashes-10 and 13 and has its axis beyond the center of the said sashes.

sashes nearer together at the hinge 12, thus) an outward pressure of the sashes v 10 and 13,against the uprights oi the frame work of the automobile, surrounding these i sashes, whereby any tendency to rattle is In this position the tension of the spring 21 has an "action to draw the member 16 with- ,in the barrel 17, and through the connection of the blink 24L with the ear 23, and the point 25 of the. sash 13, together with the connect-ion of the finger 15 with the clamp extension 11,;a force is exerted to draw the silenced. 7 I 7 To open the sashes, the-handle 18 is pulled inward. :Duringthe turning of the'sash 10, the bottom part of the sash'13 is pushed out ward, and upward for the nanualmovemeiit of the sash lO, into the dotted position 7 marked 10, of Figure 2, while at the sanie' time, the sashf13 is pushed'into the dotted position 13.

tion of 14 and theL-link 24takes the position of 24, in f which position of these parts there is a tendency due to the action" or". the spring 21 to, not onlyhold the sash 13 folded up against the sash 10, butthere is a lifting action between the barrel 17a'nd the sashes, which if of sufficient strength, will hold the parts in the dotted'position shown in Figure 2. But as a matter of safety, I provide the elastic hook device 2",

which has been previouslydrawn down to allow the hinged connection 12, between the sashes 10' and 13, to pass. After which the 1 hook 728 is permitted to throw itselfupward against the sash 13 into the position '28, which position is made possible on account ott'the elasticity of the shank 29,1

Referring'now to FigureG for-some explanation as to the resultant actions of the spring 21 upon the sashes 1O'and 13, and

' their connected parts, the fragmental ends The barrel 17 takes the posij-- of the sashes 10 and 13 with. their hinged joint 12, and the L-link 2 1 is shown in full lines, which position is similar to that shown by the dotted lines of Figure 2, above described. and reaction for this position are diagram- Vmatically illustrated bythe lines BA, GA

and DA; wherein his the point otinter section ol the line of action or the force, having direction AB, oneend oif'the L-l'ink 24, as coming directly from the ear 23, which tends to meve toward the pivotal, connection between the frame of the sash 1Q, and bracket extension 11,.in response to the spring 21.

The line CA represents the direction of the lforce of reaction coming from the forced cont-act'between the roller- 14, and" the L- link 24, intersecting the line BAat the'point The action of the forces of action A. Now drawing a line between the piv otal connection D of the L-link, 24, with sash" 13, we get the direction of "the resultant, forces coining'froni the roller 14C and the ear 23, which resultant is in a direction to raise the point- D, to turn about the hinge 12. It will be observed that the distance between.

:the center of the'hinge 12 and the line AD 7 "gives this resultant force a lever" in throwing the sashes'lQ and 13 together, which explains the action of the parts operating with the spring .QLQtOIkGBPEllGiSfiSl-l 13 iolded against the sash 10, wlieiitliesaine' are in the dotted position shownin Figure 2. V 1

Referring now to the-action of the parts in keeping thefisash closed, I have shown. a fragmentof the sash 13*, extending in line with the sash .10 of Figur'e'ti, as in the dot and dashposition, wherein the point D representsthe osition of the pivot point D, after the sas ies have vbeen moved relative to one another to be practically'in the same plane. f 7 In thisposition, the force exerted by ion the ear 28, upon the L-link 2 1, has the di- N due to the pressure of the link 24 upon the roller '14, has the direction CG. The point lli) ,24 and thesash 13, respectively, the-reaction Gr being on the line of force passingthrough the connection betweenthe L link 2 4: and the p we find thatthe line passes closeto the cen-" te'rof the 'hinge12, showing that the result of -the forces has its line of action too close to the center of the hinge 12, 'tohave any rection, which rnight'be called a neutral position, relative to the sash 1Q, which is ear 23. Drawing a line'froni thepoint D",

*efi'ect 'in swinging-the'sash '13 either'diabout the position shown in the perspective view in Figure 5.

The spring 21, as explained above, serves to draw the parts 16 and 17 together, due to its tension, The member 16 could be spaced within the member 17, and each having a flange to engage a spring between the mem-- bers, so that the compressive action of such a spring would serve to draw the member 16 within the member 17 to effect the same result, as that obtained, bythe tension of the spring 21. Otherchanges from the one embodiment of the invention herein shown and described might be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the said invention. I therefore do not wish to be confined to this one embodiment. I

Iclaim, '7 v 1. In a side enclosingdev ce for vehicles,

'tobe positioned between the body ofthe vehicle and its top frame siderail, a clamp-' -ing bracket detachably fixed to said rail,

a double sash frame pivoted to said bracket,

c said double sash frame comprising two parts hinged together and means for holding said double sash frame in angular position on said frame, said means comprising a first member pivoted to said bracket above the pivot point of said sash frame with said bracket, a second member in slid ng engagement with saidfirst member, means for drawing said members together, a link pivotally attaching said second member with the lower member of'the doubleisash frame. 2. In a side enclosing device for vehicles,

to be positioned between the body of the .vehicleand its top frame, sash frame of two members, having a horizontal hinge between the upper and lower ofv its sash members,

means pivotally connecting the upper sash member to said top frame, a supporting de-' vice, means pivotally attaching said supporting device to said top frame at a point vertically spaced from the pivotalconneo tion of the upper sash frame with said top frame, said supporting device comprising a first member having'pivotal connection with.

said top frame,,a second member in sliding I engagement with said first member, elastic means for drawing said members toward one another, a guiding element on said upper sash near the hinge'between the upper and lower sash and a link ,pivotally connecting said second-member with the lower sash near said hinge and adapted to contact said guiding element.

3. In a side enclosing device for a vehicle, having a double sash frame of upper and lower parts hinged together and pivotally connected with a top frameof said vehicle, a holding device connecting the lower sash part with said top frame, said holding device comprising a round hollow member pivotally connected with said top frame above the pivotal connection of said upper sash part with said top frame, a cylindrical mema her in concentric sliding engagement with said hollow member, a long threaded bolt' passing down through the top of said hollow membenhaving the head of said bolt outside SiLlCl' hollow member, a nut engaging .said bolt, a spring within said cylindrical [tension element pivoted. to said top frame and said sash either inalignment with or parallel to lower sash, for holding said lower said upper sash,

5.7 Ina convertible inclosure for vehicles having a top frame the combination of a double sash frame comprising anupper sash pivoted to the top frame of said vehicle. a

lower sash pivoted'to the upper sash. a two part member having one part pivoted to said top frame and the other part pivoted to said lower sash, tension means normallv separating said parts and a handle'on said member.

6. In a convertible inclosure for vehi les having a top frame the combination of a double sash frame comprising an upper sash pivoted to the top frame of said vehicle. a lower sash pivoted to the upper sash, a two part member havingone part pivoted to said top frame and the other part pivoted. to the upper part of said lower sash, tension means normally'separating said parts, and a bandle on said member for pulling innnardlvthe upper part of said lower'sash and the lower part of said upper sash.

EDWARD LOVER.

inclosure for vehicles, 

